Foreign Interest: A Closer Look at the International Bond Markets

by Annette Thau

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In 2002 and 2003, total returns of funds investing in various sectors of the international bond market have ranged from very good to stellar: between 10% and 30% for each year (according to data supplied by Lipper Analytical). These returns placed these funds among the best performing of all mutual funds during those years.

As always, after a sector of the market has had very good returns, the question facing investors is: Is there still a case to be made for investing in international bonds?

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If you have a large and fairly diversified investment portfolio, there is a case to be made for investing some percentage of that portfolio in international bonds. Briefly stated, it is this: Returns from international bonds do not correlate with those of U.S. bonds. Therefore, even though this is a risky class of investments, international bonds can lower the total risk of the portfolio.

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